GDPR Statement

PRIVACY NOTICE: INSOLVENCY APPOINTMENTS

  1. Introduction

Bridge Newland Limited is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act. When handling business recovery, restructurings, or formal insolvency appointments (such as Liquidations, Administrations, CVAs, or IVAs), the licensed Insolvency Practitioner often acts as a Data Controller in their own right, depending on the nature of the appointment.

Contact Details

  • Firm Name: Bridge Newland Limited (Company Number: 07647426)
  • Appointed Office Holder(s): Ben Robson (Office Holder No: 11032)
  • Address: The Stables, 19 High Street, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, CV21 4EG
  • Email Address: ben@bridgenewland.co.uk
  • Telephone Number: 01788 544 544

 

  1. Personal Data We Collect

We process various forms of personal data depending on our relationship with you (e.g., as a client, company director, employee of an insolvent company, creditor, or debtor). Examples of personal data we collect is below (this list is not exhaustive of all personal data, and is representative only:

  • Identity and Contact Information: Names, company names, job titles, physical addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.
  • Financial and Claim Records: Tax records, bank details, accounting data, payroll details, asset records, and information concerning outstanding debts or liabilities.
  • Case History Data: Details regarding the reasons for the insolvency and successor business data.
  • Employee Information: Payroll history, pension schemes, National Insurance numbers, and redundancy-related claim information necessary to process insolvency claims.
  • Special Category Data: On rare occasions, we may process sensitive data (such as health records or trade union memberships) inherited from the company’s records where strictly relevant to statutory asset realisations or employment law compliance.

 

  1. How We Collect Personal Data

We process personal data obtained through two primary mechanisms:

  • Direct Collection: Data provided directly by you (e.g., through creditor claim submissions, director questionnaires, or correspondence).
  • Third-Party Collection: Data held by the company or individual prior to our appointment, or data obtained from directors, employees, professional advisers, the Companies House Register, and other public databases.

 

  1. Lawful Basis for Processing

We process personal data under the following lawful bases set out by the UK GDPR:

  • Legal Obligation: Processing is mandatory for us to comply with statutory frameworks, including the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (e.g., distributing a mandatory Statement of Affairs to creditors).
  • Public Interest / Public Task: Exercising the statutory duties and functions vested in a licensed Insolvency Practitioner.
  • Legitimate Interests: Necessary for our legitimate business operations or the management and winding up of an insolvent estate, provided those interests are not overridden by your fundamental privacy rights.
  • Contractual Necessity: To perform formal business recovery, advisory, or restructuring contracts signed with our clients.

 

  1. How We Share Your Data

We may share personal data with authorised third parties only when legally required or operationally necessary:

  • Regulatory Authorities: The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Companies House, and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
  • The Court System: In court-driven formal insolvency procedures like Administrations or Compulsory Liquidations.
  • Creditors & Stakeholders: As legally obligated during the statutory reporting cycles of a formal insolvency estate.
  • Professional Advisers: Agents, valuers, solicitors, or debt collection agents helping to realise assets or manage claims.
  • Note: We never sell or share client personal data to claims management companies (CMCs) or third parties for marketing purposes.

 

  1. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil our legal, statutory, accounting, or regulatory obligations. In line with general UK insolvency guidelines, case files and corresponding data are typically retained for a period of 6 years following the final release or closure of an insolvency appointment, after which it is securely destroyed.

Note: Statutory data retention directives in insolvency often supersede individual requests for data deletion.

 

  1. Your Data Rights

Under the UK GDPR, individuals possess distinct rights regarding their data, subject to restrictions based on statutory insolvency duties:

  • Right of Access: Request copies of your personal data through a Subject Access Request (SAR).
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request deletion of data. Please note: This right is heavily restricted if we must legally retain data to support claims or administer an estate.
  • Right to Restrict or Object: Object to or restrict processing under certain criteria.

 

  1. Contact Details and Complaints

If you have any questions or wish to exercise any of your data rights, please contact our team directly at ben@bridgenewland.co.uk or call our Rugby head office on 0800 612 6197.

If you remain unsatisfied with how your data is handled, you maintain the legal right to lodge a formal complaint with:-

 

Our full complaints procedure can be found at https://www.bridgenewland.co.uk/complaints-procedure/